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BABY CARRIAGE.

Patented Feb. 17,1891.

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BABY CARRIAG. No. 446,726. Patented Feb. 17,1891.

ARCHIBALD A. ALLARDYCE, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

BABY-CARRIAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,726, dated February 17', 1891.

Application iiled June 25, 1890i Serial No. 356,695. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARCHIBALD ALDRIDGE ALLARDYGE, upholsterer, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Baby Can riages, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to construct ababy-carriage so that it may be readily transformed into a babys chair; and it consists, essentially, of a baby-carriage body divided into two parts and so arranged in connection with its frame that it may be set in a vertical position with its upper portion altered to form a seat, while its lower portion constitutes the legs or supports ofthe said seat, substantially as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved baby-carriage in its normal position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the carriage arranged as a seat. Fig. 3 is a detail showing the plan for detachably holding the wheels to their axles.

All parents who have trundled baby-carriages and have called upon friends who do not possess a babys chair in which they may be seated at the table have experienced many,

inconveniences which my invention will obviate. The happy parent with a baby-carriage constructed in accordance with my invention may trundle his infant to any friends house and by simply adjusting the carriage can instantly produce a chair in which his child may be safely strapped and comfortably held during `the visit.

I may mention the fact before describing my invention in detail that I do not conne myself to any particular material, nor to any design other than that which is necessary to carry out the details of' my invention.

In the drawings, A represents the scat or head portion of the carriage, and I3 the main body of the carriaged These two portions of the carriage are made separate, but are connected together by a link O, located one on each side of the carriage,one end of each link being pivoted on the seat portion A and its other end on the main body B of the carriage. Then these two portions are in the position indicated in Fig.- l, they are locked together by a hook D, extending from each side of the seat portion A and fitting 'into a hole made in the body portion B, as indicated.

The front or foot of the carriage is supported by a spring E, extending one from each side bar F, which side bars are carried by the axles on which the wheels G and ll are journaled.

I is an elliptic spring supported on the crossbar J and located under the body portion B near its joint with the seat portion A.

K is a handle oneleg of which is hinged on the end of each of t-he side bars F.

L is a diagonal brace hinged to each leg of the handle K, and is designed to be detachably connected to each of the side bars F. I prefer to use the plan shown in the drawings, which consists in making a slot in that portion of the brace L which, when set as shown in Fig. l, comes in contact with each of the side bars F, from whieha button M projects and locks the brace L to the said bars by simply being turned after the slotted brace has been slipped over them, as shown.

In order to alter the baby-carriage, as shown in Fig. l, into a babys chair, as shown in Fig. 2, it 'is merely necessary to turn the buttons M so as to release the brace L, tilt the body A up into the vert-ical position shown, then lift the hooks D out of their holes or eyelets and throw the seat portion A back into the position indicated in Fig. 2, in which position the bottom of the seat part A rests against the spring I and the open end of the part B and itsback are support-ed by the bars F.

I prefer to remove the rear wheels H; but it is not absolutely necessary they should be taken off. lVith a view of facilitating their removal I show in Fig. 3 a simple plan on which I journal each wheel to a short axle N, which fits into a hollow axle O. .1A springcatch I), fixed to each axle O, is shaped as indicated, so that its head projects through a slot made in its axle O and engages with a notch a made in the short axle N.

It will be observed on reference to Fig. 2 (which shows the carriage without the wheels arranged as a seat) that the side bars F are provided with curved bars Q., which rest on the ground, forming legs or feet to support IOO the carriage in a vertical posit-ion, and will, if made long enough, holdthe Wheels G clear of the ground when in the position shown.

From this description the general con struetion of my invention will be understood.

Vhat I claim as my invention isl. A baby-earriage having its body made in two parts A B, loosely connected by links C, each of which has its opposite end pivotally connected to the opposite parts of the carriage, whereby the bottom of the seat part A may rest against the open end of the part B, substantially' as described.

2. A baby-carriage having side bars F and its body made in two parts A B, loosely connected by links C, each of which has its opposite ends pivotally connected to the opposite parts of the carriage, whereby thek bottoln of the seat part A may rest against the open end of the part B and. its back against thcpart F, substantially as described.

The body of ababy-carriage divided into two parts A B, connected together by the links C, the portion B, supported by t-he springs E and 1', carried, respectively, on the side bars F and cross-bars J, in combination with the handle K, hinged to the side bars F and provided With the hinged brace L, arranged to be detaehably connected to the side bars F, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Toronto, May lO, 1890.

ARCHIBALD A. ALLARDYCE.

In presence of CHARLES C. BALDWIN, E. CUMMINGS. 

